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Saturday, March 11, 2017

Soft Peanut Butter Cookies

I've made these quite a few times and when our paper lady was retiring I wanted to make her cookies. Gabe found out her favorite cookies was peanut butter and I knew I would be making these.Ingredients:1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour1/2 teaspoon baking soda1/2 teaspoon baking powder1/2 teaspoon salt1/2 cup unsalted butter, at room temperature1/2 cup creamy peanut butter1/2 cup light brown sugar1/2 cup granulated sugar1 large egg1 teaspoons vanilla extractExtra granulated sugar, for rolling cookies in, optionalDIRECTIONS:1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.2. Line baking sheets with parchment paper or baking mats. Set aside .3. Whisk flour, baking soda, baking powder & salt together in a medium sized bowl.4. Cream butter and peanut butter together using an electric mixer ( I used my stand mixer). Add the sugars and beat until creamy. Add in egg and vanilla extract. Mix until combined.5. Slowly add the dry ingredients to the peanut butter mixture in the bowl and with the mixer on slow, mix until combined.6. Take 2 tablespoons of the dough and form a ball. Roll in granulated sugar if desired. 7. Place cookies on prepared cookies sheets and bake in 350 degree oven about 2 inches apart.8. Bake the cookies for 9-10 minutes or until they are golden at the edges and just set. Don't over bake, the cookies will set up as they cool. 9.Remove pan from oven and let cookies cool on the baking sheet for 4-5 minutes. Transfer to a cooling rack and cool completely.

I never knew what time she would drop off the paper. I got up super early and sat by the window with the cookies. Gabe went out at 5:30 and he took the cookies and saw her. I told her to call me but haven't heard from her.